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Jasur Khalilov: From Falak to Fusion

by Anastasia Bogomolets
September 18, 2026

Jazz has always been a music of dialogue, shaped by encounters between cultures, traditions, and individual voices. In Tajikistan, a post-Soviet country in Central Asia, one of the spaces where this dialogue has taken place is the Dushanbe International Jazz Festival (Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan), an initiative that brought together musicians from Central Asia, Europe, and beyond while exploring connections between jazz improvisation and local musical traditions. For musician, educator, and artistic director Jasur Khalilov, the ...